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Show "A good quality product and I proper harvesting are essential Ijr satisfactory storag?. Dr. Stark pointed out. "Over mature and woody vegetables placed in s'.or-1 t.gj do not improve in quality during the storage period. In most instances vegetables that are! mature and at proper eating i stage are almost at the proper i stage for storage. "Proper harvesting is important, j also for successful preservation. ! In most Utah localities the stor. age season begins just after the first few light killing frosts oc-: cur, usually in October. Some crops survive frosts without se-1 rious damage, but sqash and j pumpkins are injured by severe I cold and must be harvested soon j after the vines axe killed. "Careful handling of crops is necessary. Cuts and bruises offer an entrance point for rot and decay, Dr. Stark pointed out. All ; broken, cut or bruised vegetables should be set aside and used before be-fore decay sets in. "Allowing the vegetables to dry tnoroughly before placing in storage. "Parsnips, horseradish and salsify sal-sify are the easiest of all vegetable vege-table crops to store, for they can be left in the ground where grown and dug whin needed during winter and spring. A light covering of straw or leaves makes digging during winter months easier. Cabbage and Chinese cabbage are successfully stored in trenches trench-es ranging from one to five feet in widih and height to ten inches deep; celery is usually stored with roots attached and planted I in moist soil and squash and j pumpkins prefer a relatively riry ! atmosphere and cool temperature. I "Mound storage is suitable for I storage of all roat crops and po-i po-i tatoes," Dr. Stark said. "To con-I con-I struct a mound, dig a shallow trench eight to 12 inches deep and not over five feet wide. Vegetables Vege-tables are piled cone shaped and covered with straw. Soil is placed over the straw which is allowed to emerge through the top of the mound for ventilation until cold weather begins. If the cold becomes excessive, more earth can be added." Cache Farmers Urged to Store Vegetables Cache County farmers Tuesday were urged to supplement the winter food supply by storage of vegetables, by Dr. Orvil L. Stark, horticulturist for the Utah Ag-I Ag-I ricultural Extension service, whe outlined proper methods and procedures. |